Kitchen-cabinet



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FANNIE E. FOSTER, OF 'MILVAUKEIL VISCONSIN.

KlTCHENmCABINET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 393,301, dated November 20, 1888.

Application filed March 9, 1886. Serial No. 194.512.

, tain new and useful Improvements in Kitchell- Cabinets; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionV thereof.

My invention relates to kitchencabincts; and it consists in certain peculiarities of construction, as will be fully described hereinafter with reference to the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Fignre l represents a perspective View of my invention, Fig. 2, a vertical longitudinal section on line ma", Fig. 3;- Fig. 3, a transverse section on line yy, Fig. 2.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A is the lower and B the upper portion of my cabinet, said cabinet being preferably mounted on casters a, so that it may be readily moved about when such moving is necessary or desirable. The lower or main portion, A, of the cabinet extends out beyond the upper portion, B, and is provided at one end with a compartment,0,

.adapted to support a dish-pan or other culinary vessel, though, if desired, this compartment may in itself form a sink. v

Immediately adjoining the apartment C is another and preferably deeper compartment, D-,that serves to receive washed dishes resting upon a rack, E, and the drip therefrom passing off through a waste-pipe, b.

In case the cabinet is employed as a stationary fixture in connection with a water-service pipe or pipes the waste-pipe b may have a branch leading to the compartment or sink C to drain the waste-water therefrom,and in such an event said waste-pipe would be connected to a sewer or other place of deposit by a suitable system of plumbing.

The lower portion of the cabinet not taken up by the compartments GD forms a storagechamber,F,more particularly designedforfuel. This chamber at one end has an opening, c, that is closed by a door,G, the latter having a sliding top panel, d, that is held closed by a button, c, or other suitable fastening.

Vhcn the chamber F is employed for storing coal or other small fuel, the sliding panel d ofthe door G is let down, as shown in Fig. l, to permit the introduction thereof; but when (No model.)

storing long wood the entire door is necessarily opened.

The cabinet is preferably so constructed that the front side, H, of the lower portion, A, will be atan angle to a Verticahand thus ont ofthe way of a person employed at said cabinet. This front sideisprovidcd with an opening, j', leading to the fuel-chamber F, and said opening is closed by a slide, Lworking in suitable cleats, g,though, if desired, a door may be employed in place of the slide.

K is a hood that projects from the inner face of the part H,to partially'cover the opening f and prevent coal from spilling out when the door or slideI is opened. A board, Lextends from the bottoni of the opening f to the fioor of the cabinet, thus forming an inclined bearing to facilitate the use of a shovel when such an implement is employed to withdraw coal from the chamber F.

The lower portion, A, of my cabinet has a cover, M, that is provided at one end with folding legs N,which rest upon the bottom of the compartment C when the cover is in its closed position,but drop of their own gravity to a vertical position when said cover is drawn out. To retain the folding legs in their vertical position I employ a turn-buckle, h,or other suitable latch,while a cleat, ,on the under side of the cover M abuts against the ends ofthe lower part, A, of the cabinet and acts as a stop to limit the movement of said cover in either direction. The cover M in either its closed or opened position serves the purpose of a table, and is especially convenientwhen drawn out as being adjacent to the dish-washing compartment or sink C and draining-compartnientgD.

The upper portion, B, of my cabinet is provided with a series of drawers or compartments, O, designed to contain various articles employed about a kitchen, such as dish-cloths, towels, cutlery, 85e.; and said upper portion of said cabinet may be either plain or ornamental, as found preferable.

I is a bracket towel-rack, which I secure to the end of the cabinet nearest the dish-washing compartment or sink C, so as to be within convenient reach.

This cabinet forms a neat and useful piece of furniture for kitchens, and is especiallyadapted to such apartments wherein an economy of space is desirable, a place for fuel and various IOO legsvhich are constructed to pass through the said recess into the cabinet, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing Ihave hereunto set my hand, at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Visconsin, in the presence of two witnesses.

FANNIE E. FOSTER. Vtnesses:

H. G. UNDERWooD, ll'IAUl-u'on F. FREAR. 

